You can't see why a older man encouraging a younger man to commit fraud on the street is a problem? I am the one confused!
It's a bloody parking ticket man, he isn't asking you to sell Big Ben to a tourist or forge a signature to gain access to a billion dollar fortune. It's just a parking ticket.
He was probably just trying to be nice and offer a ticket he no longer needed rather than have you pay what are quite often extortionate prices. Every time I leave a car park that requires a ticket I will give it to somebody on the way out. It's just called a nice act of kindness.
After parking I headed to ticket machine. A OAP with beigh trousers and a plaid cap said "here son I have an hour left" and tried to give me his parking ticket. I told him that there is a reason you need to enter your number plate it's because it's only applicable to your car and if read the conditions near the machine it clearly states it is an chargeable offense to share tickets.
Not saying it's the worst of crimes but a more impressionable younger person may take such actions as acceptable to partake in other street crimes if an OAP is saying it's ok to do so. I hope this not the effects of world war 2 and a get what you can while you can attitude from an older generation.
When passengers get off the bus and hand their tickets to passengers getting on, they are all shot at the nearest bus stop.. If safe to do so
It's a bloody parking ticket man, he isn't asking you to sell Big Ben to a tourist or forge a signature to gain access to a billion dollar fortune. It's just a parking ticket.
He was probably just trying to be nice and offer a ticket he no longer needed rather than have you pay what are quite often extortionate prices. Every time I leave a car park that requires a ticket I will give it to somebody on the way out. It's just called a nice act of kindness.
It's a bloody parking ticket man, he isn't asking you to sell Big Ben to a tourist or forge a signature to gain access to a billion dollar fortune. It's just a parking ticket.
He was probably just trying to be nice and offer a ticket he no longer needed rather than have you pay what are quite often extortionate prices. Every time I leave a car park that requires a ticket I will give it to somebody on the way out. It's just called a nice act of kindness.
Ignorance is not a defence in eyes of the law. That's like saying he was just having a few drinks and laugh with his friends he did not mean to loose control of his car. You see small things can lead on to bigger things with terrible consequences. It's called the domino effect. There are rules and laws for a reason.
Ignorance is not a defence in eyes of the law. That's like saying he was just having a few drinks and laugh with his friends he did not mean to loose control of his car. You see small things can lead on to bigger things with terrible consequences. It's called the domino effect. There are rules and laws for a reason.
He offered you a ticket, he didn't hold a gun to your head and force you to put it in your car. All you had to do was so "no thank you" or even better "cheers mate, that's really nice of you" and then take the ticket to make the old fella feel good about himself and buy your own ticket.
But instead you choose to act like the poor fella is Al Capone forcing you into a life of crime. He was just being kind and instead of accepting that graciously, you chose to moan and whine about the guy.
After parking I headed to ticket machine. A OAP with beigh trousers and a plaid cap said "here son I have an hour left" and tried to give me his parking ticket. I told him that there is a reason you need to enter your number plate it's because it's only applicable to your car and if read the conditions near the machine it clearly states it is an chargeable offense to share tickets.
Not saying it's the worst of crimes but a more impressionable younger person may take such actions as acceptable to partake in other street crimes if an OAP is saying it's ok to do so. I hope this not the effects of world war 2 and a get what you can while you can attitude from an older generation.
I would have taken the ticket and thanked the old boy.
By the way, you do realise that a lot of OAP's were actually born after the second world war ended ?
He offered you a ticket, he didn't hold a gun to your head and force you to put it in your car. All you had to do was so "no thank you" or even better "cheers mate, that's really nice of you" and then take the ticket to make the old fella feel good about himself and buy your own ticket.
But instead you choose to act like the poor fella is Al Capone forcing you into a life of crime. He was just being kind and instead of accepting that graciously, you chose to moan and whine about the guy.
I am sorry but encouraging someone to commit a crime is still a crime. If anything my actions may have stopped this old man for encouraging others in the future.
Not saying he was not being thoughtful in his eyes but as said ignorance of the law is no excuse.
I am sorry but encouraging someone to commit a crime is still a crime. If anything my actions may have stopped this old man for encouraging others in the future.
Not saying he was not being thoughtful in his eyes but as said ignorance of the law is no excuse.
You should have reported him to the police - it would have given them some amusement as they laughed you out of the station.
I am sorry but encouraging someone to commit a crime is still a crime. If anything my actions may have stopped this old man for encouraging others in the future.
Not saying he was not being thoughtful in his eyes but as said ignorance of the law is no excuse.
If you were as shocked at his actions as you're letting on, what did the police say when you reported him?
I am sorry but encouraging someone to commit a crime is still a crime. If anything my actions may have stopped this old man for encouraging others in the future.
Not saying he was not being thoughtful in his eyes but as said ignorance of the law is no excuse.
Can you point out what specific law has been broken?
Everyone I know who leaves a carpark with time left on their ticket offers it to other drivers. Same with people getting off the bus with a valid dayrider ticket, they hand it out to the people queuing. It's just being helpful and saving others a bit of money.
Well, I for one am completely shocked by this - well, I'm shocked by the fact that you have to type in your registration number to get a ticket, you don't have to do that round here.
They're probably organising a Crimewatch reconstruction. Hope this evil man is caught soon.
Do you think they'll get the right shade of beige for the trousers, and the correct plaid for his cap? Otherwise some innocent old chap might be hounded by vigilantes
Everyone I know who leaves a carpark with time left on their ticket offers it to other drivers. Same with people getting off the bus with a valid dayrider ticket, they hand it out to the people queuing. It's just being helpful and saving others a bit of money.
I used to pass on a dayrider ticket - but now I am an OAP and have a bus pass. I never thought that I could be classed as a criminal for recycling a bus ticket! OH has even recycled his parking tickets over the years .... Yikes - we could both be arrested for the most horrendous crimes any time now!
I used to pass on a dayrider ticket - but now I am an OAP and have a bus pass. I never thought that I could be classed as a criminal for recycling a bus ticket! OH has even recycled his parking tickets over the years .... Yikes - we could both be arrested for the most horrendous crimes any time now!
Keep a low profile Marianna, maybe you'll get away with your past heinous crimes
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You can't see why a older man encouraging a younger man to commit fraud on the street is a problem? I am the one confused!
Do I need to report him?
It's a bloody parking ticket man, he isn't asking you to sell Big Ben to a tourist or forge a signature to gain access to a billion dollar fortune. It's just a parking ticket.
He was probably just trying to be nice and offer a ticket he no longer needed rather than have you pay what are quite often extortionate prices. Every time I leave a car park that requires a ticket I will give it to somebody on the way out. It's just called a nice act of kindness.
...and meet Gordon Brown coming the other way with all the gold...
When passengers get off the bus and hand their tickets to passengers getting on, they are all shot at the nearest bus stop.. If safe to do so
He might have wanted you to fondle his lunchbox...
Hollie has beaten me to it and summed up everything I was going to say:
Ignorance is not a defence in eyes of the law. That's like saying he was just having a few drinks and laugh with his friends he did not mean to loose control of his car. You see small things can lead on to bigger things with terrible consequences. It's called the domino effect. There are rules and laws for a reason.
He offered you a ticket, he didn't hold a gun to your head and force you to put it in your car. All you had to do was so "no thank you" or even better "cheers mate, that's really nice of you" and then take the ticket to make the old fella feel good about himself and buy your own ticket.
But instead you choose to act like the poor fella is Al Capone forcing you into a life of crime. He was just being kind and instead of accepting that graciously, you chose to moan and whine about the guy.
I hope he is.
I would have taken the ticket and thanked the old boy.
By the way, you do realise that a lot of OAP's were actually born after the second world war ended ?
I am sorry but encouraging someone to commit a crime is still a crime. If anything my actions may have stopped this old man for encouraging others in the future.
Not saying he was not being thoughtful in his eyes but as said ignorance of the law is no excuse.
You should have reported him to the police - it would have given them some amusement as they laughed you out of the station.
If you were as shocked at his actions as you're letting on, what did the police say when you reported him?
Can you point out what specific law has been broken?
Quote: "A OAP with beigh trousers and a plaid cap"
Embellishment.
They're probably organising a Crimewatch reconstruction. Hope this evil man is caught soon.
I used to pass on a dayrider ticket - but now I am an OAP and have a bus pass. I never thought that I could be classed as a criminal for recycling a bus ticket! OH has even recycled his parking tickets over the years .... Yikes - we could both be arrested for the most horrendous crimes any time now!